Rhys Isaac lecture and letter

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 open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16692, Rhys Isaac lecture and letter, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter-sized folder
Creator:
Isaac, Rhys
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16692, Rhys Isaac lecture and letter, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of Rhys Isaac's 1987 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Lecture at the University of Virginia. The lecture is titled "The Virginia Enlightenment: Construction in Time and Space" with annotation from Isaac to Gayle Cooper, Rare Book cataloger at the University of Virginia. Also included is a letter from Isaac to Gail [sic] and a list of Sabine Hall books requested for priority cataloging.

Biographical / historical:

Rhys Llywelyn Isaac (1937–2010) was a South African-born Australian historian of American history who also worked in the United States. Isaac won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book "The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790" (1982).

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Gayle Cooper to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on 28 June 2022.
Physical description:
Good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Architecture -- Virginia
Enlightenment