Papers of Arthur Kyle Davis 1919-1970.

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Papers of Arthur Kyle Davis 1919-1970.

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The collection is divided into two main sections covering Mr. Davis's university career and his Virginia folk music collection. The U. Va. section contains papers of the faculty senate, the graduate faculty and Rhodes scholarship committees on which Davis served; papers from the English department including faculty business and lecture notes, exams and student papers; essays and speeches by Davis, correspondence, and the ms. for "The political thought of the Victorian poets ..." There is also a copy of "W.B. Yeats and generic tragedy" by Benjamin Lawrence Reid. The Virginia folk music collection contains proofs of "Traditional ballads of Virginia" and "More traditional ballads of Virginia"; correspondence and printed material regarding ballads, ballad collecting and folk festivals; and papers of Charles Alphonso Smith, archivist of the Virginia Folklore Society.

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Davis, Arthur Kyle, 1897-1972

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University of Virginia professor. From the description of Papers, 1956-1963 pertaining to "More traditional ballads of Virginia" [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825695 ...

Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924

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Charles Alphonso Smith (1864-1924) was a native of North Carolina and professor of literature at several southern universities. From the guide to the C. Alphonso Smith Papers, ., 1869-1923, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Native of North Carolina and professor of literature at several southern universities. From the description of C. Alphonso Smith papers, 1869-1923 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23438261...

University of Virginia. Rhodes Scholarship Committee.

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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...

University of Virginia. Faculty

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Reid, B. L. (Benjamin Lawrence), 1918-

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University of Virginia. Dept. of English.

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Virginia Folklore Society

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University of Virginia. Faculty Senate

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The Faculty Senate is an administrative body created in 1926 for the purpose of performing the duties of the General Faculty, with the exception of conferring degrees. Duties include: modification of degree requirements; regulations concerning student clubs, creation of holidays, and conduct of examinations; receipt of recommendations from the Student Honor Committee; legislation affecting athletics as well as all departments of the University' and the presentation of advice to the President on ...