Thurman Wenzl papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16615, Thurman Wenzl papers, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 half-width letter size document box
Creator:
Wenzl, Thurman
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16615, Thurman Wenzl papers, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains papers, correspondence, newspapers and clippings, publications, leaflets, and records on events, activities, and professional connections related to Thurman Wenzl's study as a graduate student at the University of Virginia (1963-1969). These materials document his efforts in the Civil Rights Movement and for worker's rights. The items include 1994 reunion materials of the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), information on the Radical Student Union of UVA, subject files on Charlottesville including clippings on police brutality, abortion, the Civil Rights Movement, early activism in Charlottesville, and several copies of The Virginia Weekly among other materials.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Thurman Wenzl to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on December 10, 2021.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard