Papers of the Board of Visitors Committee on the Presidency [manuscript], 1946-1947.

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Papers of the Board of Visitors Committee on the Presidency [manuscript], 1946-1947.

The papers contain the files of Thomas Benjamn Gay as chairman of the Board of Visitors committee to select a president to succeed John Lloyd Newcomb. The papers include index cards and a volume of biographical sketches of various candidates and Gay's final report nominating Colgate W. Darden, Jr.

circa 75 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7936262

University of Virginia. Library

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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...

Gay, Thomas Benjamin, 1885-

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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...

University of Virginia. Board of Visitors. Committee on the Presidency.

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