University Archives reference file [manuscript], 1996-2002

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University Archives reference file [manuscript], 1996-2002

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The collection contains files on reference topics researched for patrons and University offices by archives assistant Jeanne Pardee. Each file of material includes the accession number and title of collections searched for answers Topics include the Lacy Withers Armour portrait; Arthur Ashe; Harry Clemons in China; Peabody Hall; Guy Lombardo and "Auld Lang Syne" at U. Va.; first medical graduates; 1998 visit of the Office of Civil Rights; 1979 visit of the Dalai Lama; Walter Reed professorship in pathology; African American professor Nathan Johnson; U. Va. myths, legends and superstitions; 1963 visit of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Stab in the back" speech, 1941; James R. McConnell at U. Va.; McGregor Room Grilles; and the 1917 platinum theft. With these is Pardee's compilation of useful Archives reference sources; a list of Virginia Colleges, 1880; and a list of Commencement Speakers, 1908-1988.

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Lombardo, Guy

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Ashe, Arthur Robert, Jr., 1943-1993

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Arthur Ashe, African-American tennis champion and human rights activist, was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1943 and first played tennis on local segregated park courts. Educated at UCLA, he played on and captained numerous Davis Cup teams, and competed in tournaments throughout the world winning the United States Open in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970, and Wimbledon in 1975. He served as an early director of the Association of Tennis Professionals, a players' union which attempted to reform t...

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

McConnell, James R. (James Rogers), 1887-1917

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University of Virginia student; ambulance driver in France and aviator in the "Lafayette Escadrille"; author of "Flying for France"; killed in aerial combat above the Somme battlefields, March 19, 1917. From the description of Papers of James Rogers McConnell, 1915-1977 (bulk 1915-1917). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50861130 ...

Pardee, Jeanne C.

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University of Virginia. Peabody Hall.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

bsTan 'dzin rgya mtsho, Dalaï lama XIV, 1935-....

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Clemons, Harry, 1879-1968

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U. Va. Librarian. From the description of Correspondence with Judge Henry Schoolcraft Hulbert [manuscript] 1936-59. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647941939 University of Virginia librarian. From the description of Letters to Roy Land [manuscript], 1940-1952. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810692 University of Virginia Librarian. From the description of Letter to George Burwell Utley [manuscript], 1927 July 24...

Johnson, Nathan Edward, 1909-

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