R. E. Griffith letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
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:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16209, R. E. Griffith letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 9.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16209, R. E. Griffith letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

University of Virginia Medical school student R. E. Griffith letter to Dr. J. Hays in Philadelphia, PA., February 20, 1838, 0.03 cubic feet, and a handwritten address and postmarks about his studies, lectures, professors, and colleagues in the fields of psychology, pathology, and obstetrics. He mentions several people by name, including a Dr. Couch, and a Mr. Hyde, whose death had recently been "in the papers".

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Beltrone Company by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on August 18, 2016.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
University of Virginia