Preliminary recommendations for a building to house the special collections of the University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1973 July 4.

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Preliminary recommendations for a building to house the special collections of the University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1973 July 4.

Report written by Edmund Berkeley, Jr., defacto coordinator of the University of Virginia's interest in and efforts to construct a special collections library building at the University. The report recommends the merger of the rare books and manuscripts staff into one division to be housed in a separate building from Alderman Library. The report discusses the necessary building features, space distribution, and functions of all rooms.

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Edmund Berkeley Jr., associate professor, served the University of Virginia and its library from 1960 through 1999 in numeorus capacities including: director of special collections, university archivist, curator of manuscripts, and the University's records manager. From the description of Papers of Edmund Berkeley Jr. [manuscript], 1967-1999. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647919552 From the description of Papers of Edmund Berkeley Jr. [manuscript], 1975-1998....