Papers of the President of the University of Virginia 1925-1930

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

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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Papers of the President of the University of Virginia, Accession #RG-2/1/2.472, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Papers of the President of the University of Virginia, Accession #RG-2/1/2.472, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence and related papers of John Lloyd Newcomb, assistant to the president, who performed the duties of acting president while President Edwin Anderson Alderman was ill.

Committee on Academic Legislation report; School of Aeronautic Engineering--reasons for location at University of Virginia; Akerman, Alfred; Alumni Board of Trustees; American Association of University Women; American Bankers' Association

Statue of three American liberators

Student fees--see also "D" Miscellaneous under "Driver"

Balz, A. G. A.--re: Philosophy Department, McKelding; Bane, Frank; Barr, Stringfellow--re: Virginia Quarterly Review; Bolling, Albert

Brown, F. L.--re: Taylor Tower clock, report of Committee of Clocks and Bells; Bryan, John Stewart objects to student publication "The Virginia Reel;" Buck Gordon to serve as delegate to Constitution Week; office of Business Manager not to be created; Byrd, Harry; Byrd, Richard C.

re: Lanza Estate

see also: Chandler, Charles L; "L" Miscellaneous--Lambeth

Calendar; Cappon, Lester J.; Carson, W. E. w/ State Commission on Conservation and Development; Carter, C. L. with C and A Railway Co.; Catlett, Charles--re: coordinate women's college; cemetery; Center College presidency; Chaloner bonds; Chase, H. W. of UNC--reformation of University Senate at University of Virginia; Society of Cincinnati; Commission on a Liberal Arts College for Women, Administrative Committees of the Faculty

Damages to statue loaned to University of Virginia; plan of French Room; gifts

see also: "L" Miscellaneous--Library

Cafeteria; see also: Kincaid

Dabney, R. H.; Davidson College; Davis, Arthur Kyle; Dean of Women; Dean's List; Drinking at the University of Virginia; Driver, James T., Athletic Director

Early, Sen. Nathaniel B.; Eason, Thomas D., Secretary of State Board of Education; Eckenrode, H. J.; Engineering Department; English-Speaking Union

see: "M" Miscellaneous--Manahan

Faculty; Failures, statistics on; Fain, Sarah Lee; Fellowships; Ferguson, George O.; Fitz-Hugh, Carter H.; Flippin, J.C., Dean of Medicine; Fraternities; Fredericksburg, college at; Freeman, Douglas S.

Gary, Hampson; General Athletic Association; General Education Board; Geological Survey; Gooch, Robert K.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation

Hart, Harris--Superintendent of Public Instruction; Hartfield, Joseph M.; Hetwole, C. J., V. E. A.; House, Floyd N.

Indiana University; Insurance, Institute of Public Affairs

see: Gee, Wilson

Jarman, J. L., State Teachers College at Farmville; Johnson, James G., Superintendent of Charlottesville schools; Jordan, J. E., Department of Medicine

Kimball, Fiske; Kuper, Theodore F.

the Commons

Laird, Walter J., Wilmington Trust Company; Lambeth, W. A.; Lewis, Ivy; Library--see also: Clemons, Harry

Bids for addition

Macconcochie, A. F.; Manahan, J., Dean of Education Department; Medical Building; Metcalf, J. C., Dean of Graduate School; Mitchell, S. A.

Nashville Banner; Nelson, Leon M.; Nelson, Wilbur A.; Newcomb, L.M.

Ohio State University; University of Oklahoma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Owl Society

Page, J. M.; Parker, Franklin N. re suicides on American campuses; Peck, Joseph A.; Pemberton, John C. re: creation of Raymond F. Baby Scholarship; Pinchot, Gifford; Pollard, John G.; Pratt, John Lee; Professors, new

see "B" Miscellaneous--Balz

Questionnaires

Randolph, Agnes--re: fund for Nursing School; Red Cross; Registration; Relgion; Reynolds, Bruce D.; Rinehart, Hollis; Robinson, Joe T.; Ryan Thomas F.

Sanger, W. T.; Scattergood, J. Henry--re: possibility of Croatan Indian being admitted; Schmidt, correspondence re: furniture for Romance Dept.; Scholarships; University Senate; Seven Society; Schackelford, George S.; Shepley, Henry R.: Sketch of University of Virginia; Slemp, C. Bascom; Student Self-Help; Sullivan, George H.--re: gifts in memory of Algernon Sydney Sullivan; Swanson, Claude A.

re: Gifts

See "H" Miscellaneous--House

Taylor, Robert C.--re: money for Medical Building; TIAA; Tidewater Forwarding and Brokerage re: works of art shipped from Italy; Tiffany bequest; Trinkle, E. Lee

Alumni Association

Alumni Association

United Artists Corporation; United States Government; University Hour

Virginia Engineering Co.; Virginia Quarterly Review; see also "B" Miscellaneous under 'Barr'; Virginia Trust Company; Vyssotsky, A.

Lists of Graduates

Statistics and questionnaires

Walker, Clifford, re: bronze tablets; Wallerstein, Morton L.--League of Virginia Municipalities; Webb, R. H.; Wilkins, Ernest H. of Oberlin College, re: Honor among college students; Williams, Lewis C.; Wranek, W. H.

Foundation

Yancey, H. A., City Manager of Charlottesville; Young, G. B., Health Officer; Zaffre, Dr. Fred C.

Division of Extension

Processing information:

Archival transfer, Office of the President, 1980 April 22. Orginally, accessioned as MSS 2636-b, November 15. Blueprints transferred to RG-31/2/2.812; RG-31/2/3.811; RG-31/2/11.812; RG-31/2/13.811; RG-31/2/18.812; RG-31/2/20.812; RG-31/2/23.811; RG-31/2/24.811; RG-1/2/25.811; RG-31/2/26.811; RG-31/2/27.811.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Physical description:

This collection consists of 6,000 items.