Papers of Joseph L. Bishop 1973-1982

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 Papers of Joseph L. Bishop, 1973-1982, consist chiefly of materials relating to Young Americans for Freedom, both the national body and the University of Virginia Chapter and contain: board meeting minutes; by-laws; certificates; conference materials; correspondence, including a routine letter from Governor Mills E. Godwin; financial information; membership information; news clippings; literature about projects; information from the regional, state and national levels of the Young Americans for Freedom; some material from the UVA chapter and political buttons. There are also political buttons that are housed separately. The collection contains 590 items in two Hollinger boxes (1.25 linear feet).

Biographical / historical:

Joe Bishop was a well known local promoter of conservatism and libertarianism in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was the secretary of the Charlottesville Republican Committee and the State Chairman of the Virginia Chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (1977). He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974 and was a life long member of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society.

The Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative youth organization, was founded in September 1960 at the Sharon, Connecticut, estate of William F. Buckley, Jr. and developed a set of governing principles called the "Sharon Statement." The organization sponsors programs and conferences that campaign against "big government" and offers support for the rights of individuals. Its main publications are the New Guard and Dialogue on Liberty.

Acquisition information:
The collection was a gift from the Estate of Joseph L. Bishop, through Susan M. Bishop, to the University of Virginia Library on September 6, 2007.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each folder.