Edgar Shannon 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 with the following exception: Material pertaining to individual student records may be restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact the Archives with specific questions regarding access to such records.

Preferred citation:

MSS 12706-k, Edgar Shannon Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
24 Cubic Feet 24 cubic boxes
Creator:
Shannon, Edgar Finley, 1918-1997
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 12706-k, Edgar Shannon Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This addition to the papers of Edgar Finley Shannon Jr. (1918-1997) contains materials from 1956-1997. Topics of interest include University of Virginia English Department Business, correspondence and documents related to Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation work, research and work on Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and correspondence and documents related to work with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Collection also includes a letter from President Jimmy Carter to Edgar Shannon, dated February 16, 1987.

Physical location:
This collection is stored offsite. Please allow 72 hours for delivery to Small Library. The Jimmy Carter letter dated 1987 is stored separately, onsite in the vault with the autograph collection.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard