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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Howard W. Smith Papers, 1933/1966

187 Cubic Feet

This collection consists of the files and working papers of Howard Worth Smith who represented Virginia in Congress for some thirty-five years as representative from the Eighth Congressional District. Included are correspondence received and carbon copies of replies, clippings, printed government and other publications, copies of printed bills, reports, press releases, speeches, notes, memoranda, financial records, tape and disc recordings, drawings, and other materials. The papers cover the years 1933 to 1966 when Smith retired from Congress.

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Library of Virginia

George Mason papers, 1775-1789

234 leaves

Papers, 1775-1789, of George Mason (1725-1792) consisting of correspondence, drafts of amendments, bills, declarations, and petitions. Papers concern the work of Mason during the Virginia Conventions and his time in the Virginia House of Delegates. Of interest is a copy, by Mason, of the first draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a draft bill for the establishment of a Land Office, and material related to the Mount Vernon Convention, which among other things established navigation rights of shared waterways between Maryland and Virginia.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

American Rhododendron Society Records, 1927/2022

100 Cubic Feet 0.1632 Gigabytes

This collection consists of the records of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

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American Rhododendron Society Records, 1927/2022 100 Cubic Feet 0.1632 Gigabytes

American Rhododendron Society

This collection consists of the records of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to various activities of the chapter. The additions to this collection include information about regional chapters other than the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

"In Search of Native Azaleas": Henry Skinner's 1951 Southern Collecting Trip archived webpages, 2005 0.1632 Gigabytes

This series contains archived webpages about Dr. Henry T. Skinner's 1951 trip through the southeastern and eastern United States, during which he collected samples and recorded descriptions of various rhododendtron species. The archived website includes images of the two-volume, hand-written Record Book and Notes of Routes, with transcriptions, and images of the list of the Native Azaleas, as well as notes on the expense book that he kept during his travels. The Record Book and Notes of Routes provide the day-to-day detailed record in the field of what Dr. Skinner was discovering in 1951. This website also includes a transcription of an article that Dr. Skinner published in 1955 entitled, "In Search of Native Azaleas", and recent photographs of the various species of native azaleas, which were taken in the areas of the southeastern United States that Dr. Skinner visited fifty years ago.

University of Mary Washington

University Relations and Communications, James L. Farmer Records, 1984/2008

3.75 Linear Feet 5 boxes: one record storage box, 2 legal-size document storage boxes, and 2 flat boxes.

The collection consists of materials that have been transferred to UMW Archives from the Office of University Relations and Communications, dating from 1984-2008. The majority of the collection's content includes public media materials such as television and radio appearances, and newspaper and magazine articles. The collection also includes correspondence, secretarial notes, speeches written by James Farmer, and documenation of some of Dr. Farmer's many awards and honors. These materials document James Farmer's career at the University of Mary Washington so the bulk of the contents pertain to the late 1980s and 1990s. This collection offers insight into the life of James Farmer's career as an educator and public figure later in his life.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

André Kertész photographs, 1925/1969

3 Cubic Feet 4.959 Gigabytes

This collection consists of fifty black-and-white print photographs created by André Kertész, and their digital copies. The photographs capture scenes of New York and Paris.

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André Kertész photographs, 1925/1969 3 Cubic Feet 4.959 Gigabytes

Kertész, André (1894-1985)

This collection consists of fifty black-and-white print photographs created by André Kertész, and their digital copies. The photographs capture scenes of New York and Paris.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers family papers, 1821/1897

4.5 Cubic Feet 9 document boxes

The papers of Anna Maria (Campbell Hickman) Otis Mead Chalmers (1809-1891) and her family offer a deep look into a 19th century American family with a sharp focus on enslaved and formerly enslaved persons. The collection documents the life of a young, widowed woman, Anna Maria Mead Chalmers, who was the granddaughter of General William Hull (1753-1825). She was a mother of four children and became a businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia. She was a writer, an editor of the Southern Churchmen, an educator and founder of Mrs. Mead's School for Young Ladies, and a director of The Southern Churchmen Cot ("Retreat for the Sick"), a hospital for children. Anna Maria's family enslaved people who are represented in the papers including Othello "Tillo" Freeman (1790's-1860's?). It includes a letter from William written in [1875], who was their carriage driver, and letters about Sam the fiddler, who settled on the farm after escaping harsher enslavement in Louisianna, and Jordan who was described as being hired out in a letter dated September 8, 1841 from Thomas R. Blair.

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Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers family papers, 1821/1897 4.5 Cubic Feet 9 document boxes

The papers of Anna Maria (Campbell Hickman) Otis Mead Chalmers (1809-1891) and her family offer a deep look into a 19th century American family with a sharp focus on enslaved and formerly enslaved persons. The collection documents the life of a young, widowed woman, Anna Maria Mead Chalmers, who was the granddaughter of General William Hull (1753-1825). She was a mother of four children and became a businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia. She was a writer, an editor of the Southern Churchmen, an educator and founder of Mrs. Mead's School for Young Ladies, and a director of The Southern Churchmen Cot ("Retreat for the Sick"), a hospital for children. Anna Maria's family enslaved people who are represented in the papers including Othello "Tillo" Freeman (1790's-1860's?). It includes a letter from William written in [1875], who was their carriage driver, and letters about Sam the fiddler, who settled on the farm after escaping harsher enslavement in Louisianna, and Jordan who was described as being hired out in a letter dated September 8, 1841 from Thomas R. Blair.

Series 6. Enslavery

Enslavement, letters from former enslaved people, and information about African American schools, and teaching African Americans to read the bible

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Eduardo Montes-Bradley Photograph and Film Collection, 2012/2016

43 folder(s) Image and video files 43 folder(s)
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Annual Reports (PB-02), 1935/2018

7.5 Linear Feet 239 items
The collection is part of the Publications Archive, and is comprised of archival copies of all Annual Reports published by the museum since 1936. Issued by the Director's Office, these reports cover every aspect of the museum's activities over the course of a given year, including acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, staffing, donations, etc. The collection also contains archival copies of the Honor Roll of Contributors, which is published by the museum at irregular intervals.
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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

The University of Virginia Collection on the Events in Charlottesville, VA, August 11-13, 2017, 2015/2020, bulk 2017/2020

50 Cubic Feet 19.74 Gigabytes

This collection contains offensive and harmful language and imagery including racist and violent references and imagery. The purpose of this note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.

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Archived webpages, 2015/2020 11.18 Gigabytes

The materials in this subseries contain offensive and harmful language and/or imagery including racist and violent references and imagery. The purpose of this note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.

  1. Born-Digital Materials, 2015/2020, bulk 2017/2020

Archive-It webpages, 2017/2020 7.7 Gigabytes

The materials in this web archive collection on Archive-It.org contain offensive and harmful language and/or imagery including racist and violent references and imagery. Because the websites are not arranged in any particular order, it may be difficult to avoid sites containing racist, and/or violent language and imagery when navigating the collection. The purpose of this note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.

  1. Born-Digital Materials, 2015/2020, bulk 2017/2020
  2. Archived webpages, 2015/2020
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection, 1880/1937

3 Cubic Feet 1 record carton, 1 oversized box, and 2 oversized folders.

The Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection (1880-1937; 3 cubic feet) contains minute books, financial records, correspondence, event programs, proceedings, a cemetary plot, a framed faternal collar, a fraternal apron, and a flag. Loose manuscripts, meeting minutes, and notes make up the remainder of the collection.

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Artifacts and objects, 1900/1931 1.8 Cubic Feet 1 oversized box and 2 oversized folders.

This series contains three-dimensional objects. These include an American flag, a fraternal order apron, a fraternal order collar, and a map of the Gordon cemetery.

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