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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
American literature, antiquarian and contemporary, American history (Southeastern United States), Virginiana, British literature, Sporting books and manuscripts, World War I, Bibliography, the book arts, history of the book and typography
Fine press and artist’s books, Pop-up books, Victorian publishers bindings, Typography, Archives of the University of Virginia
Description:

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library administers over 13 million manuscripts, 3.6 million items in the University archives, and 325,000 rare books, as well as approximately 5,000 maps, over 4,000 broadsides; more than 250,000 photographs and small prints; over 8,000 reels of microfilm; and substantial holdings of audio recordings, motion picture films, and ephemera.

The major emphasis of the Department’s collections are American history and literature, with additional substantive collections in Virginiana, British literature, African-American history, book arts, the history of sporting and World War I, among others. In addition, the library serves as the University Archives, holding records of historic significance to UVA.

POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Start Over Repository University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept. Collection Gee's hunting diary Subjects Diaries

Gee's hunting diary .04 Cubic Feet 1 legal folder

Gee, Ernest R., 1878-1956

This collection contains an anonymous hunting diary with entries dating from 1932 to 1938. The book, "Gee's Hunting Diary, to Record the Sport of the Season Arranged for the Followers of Foxhounds and Harriers" was printed by Ernest R. Gee at his book and print shop. The book has detailed fields to record elements of the users' hunts including ruled diary for recording details of hunts such as date, hounds, huntsman, the meet, horses, fox, hare, covers drawn, found, wind, weather, scent, accounted forobservations. The book has no mark of ownership and includes thirty-one leaves, of which twenty-five contain entries and six are blank. On the last page: "Printed by Eugene V. Connett at The Derrydale Press." The last entry has a small hand-drawn map of the hunting area being described. Possible hunting locations noted in the book include the Elkridge-Hartford Hunt Club in Maryland. A clipping, pinned to one page, contains an account of the United Hunt in Ireland. Entries in August 1936 include notes on cubbing, which was the practice of hunting young foxes, especially for training hounds.

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