James J. Kilpatrick Papers 1959-1985

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

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains manuscripts of columns, and manuscripts, correspondence and related material for his books The American South: Four Seasons of the Land; The American South: Towns and Cities; The Foxes' Union; and A Political Bestiary.

The papers also contain personal correspondence, 1959-1981, correspondence with readers of his syndicated column and viewers of "Agronsky and Company"; and a videocassette recording "Vietnam War Memorial," 1982. Current domestic issues and foreign affairs are the chief topics, particularly federal bureaucracy, big business, conservation, conservatism, constitutional interpretation, crime, the economy, education, presidential elections, 1976, 1980, and 1984, energy, Equal Rights Amendment, health care, labor, laetrile, legal services, nuclear power, politics, U.S. postal service, race relations, the Supreme Court, taxation, veterans, and welfare.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Library by James J. Kilpatrick on 6 November 1980, 15 December 1982, and 29 July 1985.
Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by subect and chronologically under the following Series: Personal Correspondence; Reader Mail; Radio and Television Transcripts; Articles, Books, and Related Material; Miscellaneous Material; and Videocassette and Tape Recordings.