Papers of the Shackelford family [manuscript] 1890-1969.

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Papers of the Shackelford family [manuscript] 1890-1969.

The bulk of the collection consists of World War II correspondence between the Shackelford parents, Virginius Randolph Shackelford & Peachy Gascoigne (Lyne) Shackelford and their sons Virginius Randolph Shackelford, Lyne Moncure Shackelford & George Green Shackelford. The sons' letters home from Woodbury Forest, Orange Co., Va., and U. Va. are included as is some earlier correspondence of the elder Shackelfords. Miscellaneous items include speeches, invitations, clippings & several magazines. There is correspondence & related material regarding Virginius's public service as board member of the State Normal School for Women, East Radford, Va., the State Board of Education, the Virginia University Board of Visitors, & president of the Virginia State Bar Association. Among the correspondents are Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Howard Worth Smith, William Belser Spong, Edward Reilly Stettinius, & Elbert Lee Trinkle.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7932791

University of Virginia. Library

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Trinkle, E. Lee (Elbert Lee), 1876-1939

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George Walter Mapp was born on 25 May 1873 to parents, Dr. John E. Mapp and Margaret Benson (LeCato) Mapp. In 1891, he received a degree of licentiate from the College of William and Mary. This qualified him to teach at the college while studying for a bachelor of arts degree. Upon graduation, he taught at Hagsett Military Academy in Danville, Kentucky. While at Hagsett, he attended classes at Centre College, Kentucky, graduating with a law degree in 1897. Following grad...

Smith, Howard Worth, 1883-1976

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Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr., was born November 19, 1914, at Chuckatuck in Nansemond County, now the City of Suffolk, Virginia. He completed public school and attended the college of William and Mary. He obtained his degree in law from the University of Virginia in 1938. Honorary doctorate degrees have been awarded him by Elon College, Roanoke College, Elmira College, the College of William and Mary, Washington and Lee University, Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Ric...

Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel, 1896-1961

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Joseph Biddle was a Burlington County, New Jersey, assemblyman. ...

Stettinius, Edward R., Jr. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949

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Industrialist and statesman. From the description of Clippings relating to Edward R. Stettinius, 1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068013 Industrialist, Secretary of State, delegate to the United Nations. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : to Darryl F. Zanuck, Beverly Hills, California, 1944 November 11 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647836060 From the description of Financial records of Edward R. Stettinius [...

State Normal School for Women (East Radford, Va.)

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Shackelford, Lyne Moncure, 1914-

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Shackelford, George Green

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute history professor. From the description of Papers of George Green Shackelford [manuscript], 1955-1985. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806773 From the description of Papers, 1955-1985. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958877 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University history professor. From the description of Papers of George Green Shackelford and the Shackelford family [manuscript],...

University of Virginia. Board of Visitors

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Raymond C. Bice, Jr. (1969-1990) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1960-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648017769 During the time span of these papers, Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr. (1991- ) held the position of Secretary to the Board of Visitors. From the description of Papers of the Secretary of the Board of Visitors [manuscript], 1998-2...

Virginia State Bar Association

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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...

Shackelford, Virginius Randolph, 1885-1949,

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Member of the Virginia State Board of Education Library Committee. From the description of Papers of Shackelford, a member of the Virginia State Board of Education Library Committee [manuscript] 1939-1941. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647968047 ...

Shackelford family.

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State Board of Education

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Agency History The State Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the Department of Education. First created in 1852 ( Stats. 1852, ch. 52) the Board initially consisted of the Governor, the Surveyor General, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction who also served as its secretary and executive officer. In 1866, the Board was enlarged ( Stats. 1865-66, ch. 342) to include the Governor, the Superintendent of Public In...

Shackelford, Peachy Gascoigne Lyne, d. 1969.

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Spong, William B. (William Belser), 1920-1997

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U.S. Senator from Virginia. From the description of Papers of William B. Spong [manuscript], 1957-1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647826998 From the description of Papers of William B. Spong. 1965-1974. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 78606371 WWII Veteran; Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia Senate and United States Senate; Dean of Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary; President Old Domini...

Shackelford, Virginius Randolph,

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