Papers of the University of Virginia Information Services [manuscript], 1954-1962.

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Papers of the University of Virginia Information Services [manuscript], 1954-1962.

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Collection includes correspondence, news releases and miscellaneous related papers concerning university events and life. Topics of interest include the Barrett Collection, Blandy Farm and its Boxwood Bulletin, the James Branch Cabell collection, the Dupont Fountain, construction of seven new dormitories, the computer center (1962), the Faulkner Foundation, finals, fellowships, Garden restoration, dediction of the new hospital, lectures and speeches, the life sciences building, the Philippine reactor, President Truman's 1960 visit, and the Y.M.C.A.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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