Valediction addresses at the University of Virginia [manuscript], 1948, 1980-1998.

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Valediction addresses at the University of Virginia [manuscript], 1948, 1980-1998.

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The collection contains copies of thirteen addresses delivered at the University of Virginia between 1948 and 1998. There are speeches delivered by Morris S. Lazaron, 1948; Peter L. Ireton, 1949; John A. Russell, 1969; Raymond C. Bice, 1980; Edward M. Kennedy, 1984; Arthur Ashe, 1990; Katherine Couric, as printed in the UVA Alumni News, 1992; Tom Brokaw, 1993; Brit Hume, 1994; Marian Wright Edelman, 1995; James Carville, together with excerpts, 1996; Wyatt Andrews, 1997; and Christopher Reeve, 1998. With the collection is a list of valedictory speakers, 1971-1998, compiled by the University of Virginia Office of Major Events and a photograph of the Rev. Peter Ireton with Colgate Darden.

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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...

Carville, James.

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Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981

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President of the University of Virginia, 1947-1959; former Governor of Virginia; Lawyer; Farmer; Teacher; Businessman; United States House of Representatives; member of the United States Delegation to the U.N. during the Eisenhower Administration. From the description of Oral history interview of Colgate W. Darden by Ann L. S. Southwell and Michael F. Plunkett [manuscript], [1972?]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647920804 University of Virginia president, Gov...

Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004

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Russell, John A.

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Hume, Brit, 1943-

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Bice, Raymond Curtis, 1918-

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Psychology Professor and an History Officer at the University of Virginia. From the description of Oral history interview of Raymond C. Bice by Robert L. Crist [manuscript], November 4,1993. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647919822 Former Rector of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. From the description of Swearing in of Edward E. Elson as ambassador to Denmark [manuscript], 1993. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647984922 ...

Andrews, Wyatt

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Ireton, Peter L. (Peter Leo), 1882-1958

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Lazaron, Morris S. (Morris Samuel), 1888-

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Morris Samuel Lazaron was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 16, 1888 to Samuel L. and Alice (deCastro) Lazaron. He spent his childhood in Savannah, attending public schools and the Savannah Preparatory School. Lazaron went north to Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend the Union College and the University of Cincinnati. In 1909 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University and, in 1911, received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained a rabbi by Hebrew Union College...

Edelman, Marian Wright

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Marian Wright Edelman, founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, was born on June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Edelman was the youngest of five children and credits her father with instilling in her an obligation to right wrongs. When African Americans in Bennettsville were not allowed to enter city parks, Arthur Wright, her father, built a park for African American children behind his church.Edelman is a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School. While working as...

Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932-2009

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Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. He was elected democratic senator from Massachusetts in 1962, served until his death in August 2009. He was the Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County from 1961 to 1962, and sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1980....

Brokaw, Tom

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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...

Couric, Katie, 1957-

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Television Co-Host of the "Today Show" on NBC. From the description of Oral history interview of Katie Couric by Robert L. Crist [manuscript], July 18, 1994. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647920021 ...